Loredana Lecciso (born 26 August 1972) is an Italian entertainer. She is also known for appearances on tabloid talk shows.[1][2][3] She became famous as the girlfriend of celebrated Italian singer Albano Carrisi, with whom she had a daughter and a son. They separated after several public frictions.

Her television career began in Lecce, in the local television station "Canale Otto".[4]

In 2004 she was part of the cast of the first season of the reality showLa Fattoria,[5] the Italian version of The Farm. In the next months, with her twin Raffaella, she appeared as a dancer in shows such as Domenica In and I Raccomandati.[6]

In 2005, she released her first music single "Si vive una volta sola" (literally We only live once) published by BMG Records.[7] In the 2006 this single was also released in Spain and in the Spanish speaking nation of South America with the title "Se vive una ves sola".[8]

In October 2005 her boyfriend Albano Carrisi was a contestants on L' Isola dei Famosi, the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor, when she had announced their separation through an article in the Italian magazine Gente;[9] Albano was notified of the decision during the weekly live broadcast of the show[10] and decided to leave the show. Lecciso also was a contestants of this reality, in the 2010 edition.[11]

As singer she recorded three singles:

"Si vive una volta sola" (2005)

"Tuka Kulos" (2007) - this single was not sold commercially, but broadcast by radio stations and on the internet.